Yankees 4, Brewers 5 Box Score, May 31, 1979

May 31, 1979 · 8:05 PM EDT

New York YankeesNYY · 89-71NYY89-714

Final

Milwaukee BrewersMIL · 95-66MIL95-66

W: Jerry AugustineL: Ray Burris

Top performers

RJReggie JacksonRF1-5H-ABHR · 1 RBI · 1 RTop hitterBOBen OglivieLF2-4H-ABHR · 2 RBI · 2 R
Winning pitcherJAJerry AugustineP1.2IP0 ER · 2 K · W
RBRay BurrisP0.0IP1 ER · 0 K · LLosing pitcher

Game flow

MIL100%50%100%NYY

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Biggest lead NYY by 4 · MIL by 1 · 1 lead change

Key plays

T2 +11% NYYReggie Jackson hits a home run (10).NYY 1 · MIL 0
B7 +13% MILBen Oglivie hits a home run (10). Dick Davis scores.NYY 4 · MIL 2
B9 +14% MILSixto Lezcano singles on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Ben Oglivie to 3rd.NYY 4 · MIL 2
B9 +31% MILRobin Yount singles on a to center fielder Mickey Rivers. Ben Oglivie scores. Sixto Lezcano to 3rd.NYY 4 · MIL 3
B9 +30% MILGorman Thomas doubles (6) on a to right fielder Reggie Jackson. Sixto Lezcano scores. Robin Yount to 3rd.NYY 4 · MIL 4

Team stats

NYY

MIL

10Hits12
4Runs5
1Home runs1
4Walks1
2Strikeouts2
0Errors3

1Stolen bases0
.278Batting average.333
.350On-base %.351
.389Slugging.528
5.63ERA3.00
21Left on base9

1979 AL East Standings

	W	L	PCT	GB
1BAOrioles	102	57	.642	—
2MIBrewers	95	66	.590	8.0
3BORed Sox	91	69	.569	11.5
4NYYankees	89	71	.556	13.5
5DETigers	85	76	.528	18.0
6CLGuardians	81	80	.503	22.0
7TOBlue Jays	53	109	.327	50.5

Game info

Venue: Milwaukee County Stadium

Yankees

Batting


MRMickey RiversCF	5	1	2	0	0	0	0
WRWillie Randolph2B	4	0	0	1	0	0	1
TMThurman MunsonC	5	0	1	0	0	0	0
GNGraig Nettles3B	5	1	2	1	0	0	1
RJReggie JacksonRF	5	1	1	1	1	0	0
CCChris Chambliss1B	3	0	1	0	0	1	0
LPLou PiniellaLF	3	0	2	0	0	1	0
RWRoy WhiteDH	3	0	0	1	0	1	0
BDBucky DentSS	3	1	1	0	0	1	0
Totals	36	4	10	4	1	4	2

2B: Chambliss

HR: Jackson

RBI: Randolph, Nettles, Jackson, White

SB: Rivers

LOB: 21

Pitching


KCKen Clay	2.0	3	2	0	0	0	9
LTLuis Tiant	6.0	6	2	0	2	1	28
RBRay BurrisL	0.0	1	1	0	0	0	1
RDRon Davis	0.0	2	0	1	0	0	6
Totals	8.0	12	5	1	2	1	44

Brewers

Batting


PMPaul Molitor2B	5	0	2	1	0	0	0
SBSal Bando3B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
CCCecil Cooper1B	4	0	1	0	0	0	0
DDDick DavisDH	4	1	1	0	0	0	0
BOBen OglivieLF	4	2	2	2	1	0	1
SLSixto LezcanoRF	4	1	2	0	0	0	0
RYRobin YountSS	4	1	2	1	0	0	0
GTGorman ThomasCF	4	0	1	1	0	0	1
CMCharlie MooreC	3	0	0	0	0	1	0
Totals	36	5	12	5	1	1	2

2B: Cooper, Thomas

3B: Yount

HR: Oglivie

RBI: Molitor, Oglivie 2, Yount, Thomas

LOB: 9

Pitching


JAJerry AugustineW	1.2	0	0	0	2	0	9
JSJim Slaton	6.1	9	3	1	0	1	33
LRLance Rautzhan	1.0	1	0	3	0	0	15
Totals	9.0	10	3	4	2	1	57

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1979 AL East Standings

Game info

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

Brewers

Batting

Pitching

1 · NYY 0–0 MIL · Tied 0–0

Brewers edge Yankees 5-4 as Oglivie goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned

New York Yankees at Milwaukee Brewers

Top performers

Game flow

Key plays

Team stats

1979 AL East Standings

Game info

Yankees

Batting

Pitching

Brewers

Batting

Pitching

1 · NYY 0–0 MIL · Tied 0–0

Brewers edge Yankees 5-4 as Oglivie goes 2-for-4

Players mentioned